Bug#407771: libgnomevfs2-common: Apt upgrade removes almost all GNOME packages

[Toufeeq Hussain]

Package: libgnomevfs2-common
Version: 2.14.2-4
Severity: grave
Justification: causes non-serious data loss

Hi,

Doing an `apt-get -u dist-upgrade` in debian-unstable removes all the
GNOME packges.
My guess is the offending package is libgnomevfs2. Let me know if the
offending package is a different one and I'll re-file the bug.

Below is the console output of the `apt-get -u dist-upgrade` command.

topa at anduril:~$ sudo apt-get -u dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED
  bug-buddy dasher democracyplayer deskbar-applet drivel ekiga
ekiga-cvs eog epiphany-browser
  evince evolution evolution-data-server f-spot
fast-user-switch-applet file-roller
  firefox-gnome-support gcalctool gconf-editor gedit ghex glade-gnome
gnome-about gnome-applets
  gnome-blog gnome-control-center gnome-core gnome-cups-manager
gnome-desktop-environment
  gnome-games gnome-gv gnome-keyring-manager gnome-media gnome-menus
gnome-netstatus-applet
  gnome-osd gnome-panel gnome-power-manager gnome-session gnome-spell
gnome-system-monitor
  gnome-system-tools gnome-terminal gnome-user-guide gnome-utils
gnome-volume-manager gnomemeeting
  gnumeric gnumeric-plugins-extra gstreamer-editor
gstreamer0.10-gnomevfs gstreamer0.8-gnomevfs
  gtkhtml3.8 gucharmap gwget iceweasel-gnome-support inkscape
libbonoboui2-0 libbonoboui2-dev
  libebook1.2-5 libebook8 libecal1.2-3 libecal1.2-6 libecal6
libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-cal1.2-1
  libedata-cal1.2-5 libedataserver3 libedataserverui1.2-6 libeel2-2
libegroupwise1.2-8
  libevolution-cil libexchange-storage1.2-1 libgail-gnome-module
libgdl-1-0 libgdl-1-common
  libgnome-cil libgnome-desktop-2 libgnome-desktop-dev
libgnome-menu-dev libgnome-menu2
  libgnome-window-settings1 libgnome2-0 libgnome2-dev libgnome2-perl
libgnome2-vfs-perl
  libgnome2.0-cil libgnomecupsui1.0-1c2a libgnomeui-0 libgnomeui-dev
libgnomevfs2-0
  libgnomevfs2-bin libgnomevfs2-dev libgnomevfs2-extra libgoffice-1-2
libgsf-gnome-1-114
  libgtkhtml3.6-18 libgtkhtml3.8-15 libgtkhtml3.8-dev libgucharmap4
libnautilus-extension1
  libpanel-applet2-0 libtotem-plparser-dev libtotem-plparser0
libtotem-plparser1 music-applet
  nautilus nautilus-cd-burner openoffice.org-gnome
openoffice.org-gtk-gnome python-gmenu
  python-gnome2 python-gnome2-desktop python-gnome2-desktop-dev
python-gnome2-dev
  python-gnome2-extras python-gnome2-extras-dev rhythmbox rhythmbox-applet
  service-discovery-applet sound-juicer straw tomboy totem totem-xine
vim-full vim-gnome vino
  xulrunner-gnome-support yelp
The following NEW packages will be installed
  libselinux1-dev libsepol1-dev
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libgnomevfs2-common
1 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 129 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/1867kB of archives.
After unpacking 260MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n
Abort.

Thanks.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-686
Locale: LANG=en_IN, LC_CTYPE=en_IN (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages libgnomevfs2-common depends on:
ii  gconf2                        2.16.0-3   GNOME configuration database syste
ii  gnome-mime-data               2.4.3-1    base MIME and Application database
ii  shared-mime-info              0.19-1     FreeDesktop.org shared MIME databa

libgnomevfs2-common recommends no packages.

-- no debconf information

Thanks,
Toufeeq
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